Melanoma/Skin Cancer Health Center

Medical Reference Related to Melanoma Skin Cancer

31. Questions or Comments About This Summary
    

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    Information about PDQ, NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database.

34. Treatment Option Overview
    

    There are different types of treatment for patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer and actinic keratosis. Different types of treatment are available for patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer and actinic keratosis. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment),and some are being tested in clinical trials. Before starting treatment,patients may want to think about taking part in a ...

35. Treatment Options for Recurrent Melanoma
    

    Treatment of recurrent melanoma may include the following: Surgery to remove the tumor. Radiation therapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. Palliative treatment with biologic therapy. Hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion. A clinical trial of biologic therapy and/or chemotherapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. This ...

36. Stages of Melanoma
    

    After melanoma has been diagnosed,tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the skin or to other parts of the body. The process used to find out whether cancer has spread within the skin or to other parts of the body is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan ...

37. Overview
    

    Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Skin Cancer Prevention,Skin Cancer Treatment,and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Interventions The only widely proposed screening procedure for skin cancer is visual examination of the skin,including both self-examination and clinical examination. Benefits In asymptomatic populations,the effect of visual skin ...

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    Get more information on melanoma treatment. How to contact the National Cancer Institute (NCI) via phone (1-800-4-Cancer), online, or mail. Plus, details on how to search the NCI web site, and how to order NCI publications.

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    Sources of further information about Skin Cancer Screening.

40. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...